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2023 Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region

10 Colleges
$65,751 Avg Salary
$24,968 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, aerospace and aeronautical engineering was ranked #86 in the country. In fact 2,375 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for aerospace engineering majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named Southeastern Oklahoma State University the most popular school in the Southwest Region for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Durant.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Tempe is a great place for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a very large student population.

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#6

University of Houston

Houston, TX

University of Houston landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular aerospace and aeronautical engineering programs. UH is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.

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#7

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular aerospace and aeronautical engineering programs. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the city of Tucson.

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#8

Rice University

Houston, TX

Rice University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. NMSU Main Campus is a large public school located in the suburb of Las Cruces.

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for aerospace and aeronautical engineering students. It came in at #10 on the list. University of Oklahoma is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Norman.

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Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best aerospace and aeronautical engineering schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 140
Arizona 45
Oklahoma 67
New Mexico 4

Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Aerospace Engineering

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Ian3055.

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